“The Geneva Association”
28 February-1 March 2013
Hosted by ING Group in Amsterdam
Conference Venue: ING House, Room USA, Amstelveenseweg 500, 1081 KL Amsterdam
Thursday, 28 February 2013
19:00 Gathering at the lobby of the Apollo Wyndham Hotel, transport by taxi to Conservatorium
Hotel (van Baerlestraat 27)
19:15 Pre-dinner drinks at the Conservatorium Hotel, Tunes Bar, followed by dinner at 20.00 in the
Harmony Room
Friday, 1 March 2013
08:30
09:00
09:10
Gathering at the Hotel Wyndham Apollo lobby, transport to ING House
Start of the Conference and Welcome
Opening Speech , Willem Verhagen, Senior Economist, ING Investment Management
09:40
10:40
11:00
Discussion Session I:
“Insurers, banks and the euro crisis: Comparison of two different investors”
Dr. Arne Holzhausen, Head of Insurance and Wealth Markets, Economic Research, Allianz
SE, Munich
Coffee Break
Discussion Session II:
“Maintaining insurance industry profitability - How to replace investment income in a
Nordic insurance perspective”
Peter Brondt, Investor Relations Manager, Tryg, Ballerup
12:00
13:30
14:20
15:20
15:40
16:40
Lunch
Discussion Session III:
“Proposed accounting changes and the impact on insurers and reinsurers”
Dr. Kurt E. Karl, Managing Director, Head of Economic Research & Consulting, Swiss Re,
Zurich
Discussion session IV:
“Different options in addressing long-term guarantees in capital frameworks and the impact on investments”
Jorg Sauren, Advisor to the CRO, ING Insurance and Investment Management, Amsterdam
Coffee Break
Discussion Session V:
“Superstorm Sandy: Impacts and implications for insurers, reinsurers and the debate on climate change”
Dr. Bob Hartwig, President and Economist, Insurance Information Institute, New York
End of conference